Archives for March 2018

In the spirit of play, and trying to support the Cult Shopping Network with some ideas for programming that might actually get an audience, my old friend Jefferson Hawkins (author of the wonderful Counterfeit Dreams that I highly recommend you read if you have not done so already and mastermind of SkyHawk studios graphic design) put together some promotional pieces.
I thought you might enjoy them.
Hard to imagine anyone topping the Duggan's, though I think her Royal Governess of the Vast and Entirely Empty Valley Ideal Org might give them a run for their money (so to … [Read more...]

The Never Ending Story...
Now they are doing fundraising "bake sales" in a Mission? For what? An ideal mission building? To pay the staff?
Get App'd?
More accurate would be "Get BS'd"
Total knowledge. Total certainty.
Nothing over the top about this....
And it's just ho-hum to scientologists who actually believe LRH had "total knowledge" and they can gain this too.
18th??
Sounds like they are cannibals or something and just consumed their 18th human.
Axiom 10
"The highest purpose in this universe is the creation … [Read more...]

I came across one of L. Ron Hubbard’s gems again recently, and it’s worthy of noting newly.
As you read this, remember, scientologists are not supposed to think about, interpret or alter the words of L. Ron Hubbard. They are to be read, understood and applied. There is a common refrain in scientology: "What do your materials state?" which is the response to any question or confusion about anything Hubbard said or spoke. (The even more common precursor is “What would LRH do?”)
If you cannot repeat what the materials state verbatim (or close to it), you are required to find the word you did … [Read more...]

The next two pages of the Freedom propaganda mag, following yesterday's post.
The claims are just as absurd.
210 countries are home to scientology organizations and other assorted nobody knows-what-they-are things.
The fact is that scientology has official CHURCHES OF SCIENTOLOGY (except in countries where they are forbidden to claim they area church) in a grand total of 30 countries around the world. This is the same 30 countries that they have had official churches in for the last 20 or so years, with the additions of Ireland and Taiwan. They try to fudge it by adding on some … [Read more...]

I happened to pick up a copy of the new edition of Freedom magazine in downtown Clearwater (there are a number of stores that have an over-abundance of scientology promotional items on display -- not sure if they are hoping to curry favor with the few scientologists that might stop in or if they are intimidated into thinking they will be put on a "blacklist" if they don't accept them).
This "special edition" is not the usual "Posse of Lunatics" or Anderson Cooper is a poopy-head or Lawrence Wright’s mother wears army boots. This one crows about the accomplishments of scientology and e … [Read more...]

This is the second installment of the first draft of a novel written by our old friend Terra Cognita. For the next little while it is our Sunday Serial.
Terra welcomes all suggestions and feedback -- this is draft -- you can note them in the comments.
Time, Place, Form, and Event
Chapter 7
“Help!” I screamed. My voice was becoming hoarse. And Joan hadn’t moved since I’d begun “CPR.” Which seemed like an hour ago. I had to do something else. Like call an ambulance.
“I’m gonna run for help.” I almost added, “Don’t move. Stay where you are.”
I jumped up and dashed out of the room a … [Read more...]

Yanking those ribbons has become a staple of scientology internal propaganda. Of course, though this is their proudest moment demonstrating their massive international expansion, no outsiders are ever allowed to attend and there is massive security presence to ensure they cannot.
These are often timed to coincide with events -- either a few weeks before in order to include in the upcoming event, or shortly afterwards for the convenience of the Chairman of the Bored (as in Amsterdam, Birmingham and Ireland most recently). Now, with the March 13th standing-ovation-athon done and dusted (one … [Read more...]

7.5 Humanitarian statuses...
Isn't necessarily someone with a lot of money. Unless you define not much money as a few hundred thousand.
Guarantee you they won't give you a 9X Humanitarian poster WITHOUT any money.
Quasi-Cincinnati...
...the new Flag.
Poaching people from all over the world.
Blazing a trail. Clearing the planet. In Florence Kentucky.
Jeanie always had delusions of grandeur.
See what I mean?
Jeanie's out telling everyone else how to do it.
Though she's been in Cincinnati for 20 years and it's STILL not SH Size … [Read more...]

Important Quotes

If the org slumps during this transition period, don't engage in "fund raising"
or "selling postcards" or borrowing money. Just make more income with Scientology.
L Ron Hubbard From HCOPL URGENT ORG PROGRAMMING

"We own a tremendous amount of property. We own a tremendous amount of material and so forth, and it keeps growing.
But that’s not important. When buildings get important to us, for God sakes, some of you born revolutionists will you please blow up central headquarters".
L Ron Hubbard Lecture 31 Dec 1960

"Personal integrity is knowing what you know. What you know is what you know and to have the courage to know and say what you have observed".- LRH from Personal Integrity

"It is necessary to happiness of man, that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists of professing to believe what he does not believe." Thomas Paine

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” - Martin Luther King

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” - Martin Luther King

“There comes a time when silence is betrayal.” - Martin Luther King Jr.

“Communication is the universal solvent” - L Ron Hubbard

“When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon.” Thomas Paine

"Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world would do this, it would change the earth." William Faulkner

"The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis." Dalai Lama